More Frustrated Fliers Taking to the Rails (Washington Post)
Jada Golden stood in the waiting lounge at Union Station, explaining why Amtrak is a better way to travel than an airline.
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Loma Linda may seek Amtrak train station (Redlands Daily Facts)
LOMA LINDA - Three times a week, they rumble through town on their way from Los Angeles to New Orleans. But Amtrak trains don't stop here, or anywhere in the eastern San Bernardino Valley, for that matter.
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Updated 8/29: Last call for alcohol on Metra trains — where everyone knows your name (Vernon Hills Review)
Aboard a typical Metra train, row upon row, work-weary people read newspapers and listen to iPods in the library-like atmosphere. But there’s one car where every one knows your name.
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Updated 8/29: Last call for alcohol on Metra trains — where everyone knows your name (Antioch Review)
This rolling tap room aboard a Metra train — filled with laughter, banter and the unmistakable, pungent aroma of alcohol — serves up beer or a rare gin and tonic. But it all ended Friday (Aug. 29) when last call was served on the 5:25 Milwaukee District North Line to Fox Lake.
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Train ridership sets records, as travelers seek to avoid traffic hassle, fill-ups (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
With rising gas prices and the high cost of air travel, more and more people are heeding the call of "all aboard." In July, Amtrak had more than 2.7 million train passengers, the most in a single month in the company’s 37-year history. Some lines, including the Pacific Surfliner, which runs through Ventura County, are sometimes so full that there’s standing room only.
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Is Amtrak a viable solution for business travelers? (USA Today)
Until this country invests in high speed rail, travel times will remain long, frequencies will remain few, and most business travelers will opt for the plane or automobile.
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Train ridership sets records, as travelers seek to avoid traffic hassle, fill-ups (Ventura County Star)
With rising gas prices and the high cost of air travel, more and more people are heeding the call of "all aboard." In July, Amtrak had more than 2.7 million train passengers, the most in a single month in the company's 37-year history. Some lines, including the Pacific Surfliner, which runs through Ventura County, are sometimes so full that there's standing room only. "It wasn't that ...
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1,500 parking spaces in new train station garage (Orange County Register)
Irvine structure opens at transit center known for parking headaches.
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Train strikes, kills Amtrak employee (Baltimore Sun)
An Amtrak employee was struck and fatally injured yesterday morning by an Acela train minutes after it left Union Station in Washington on its way to New York City, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.
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Rail advocates urge closer look at train travel (USA Today)
Advocates of high-speed rail say the nation is primed like never before to accept it.
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